diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c
index 0b3a452325..d45f584b2d 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c
@@ -1571,6 +1571,8 @@ GCC_DIAG_ON(deprecated-declarations)
 
 			}
 
+		} else {
+			av_packet_unref(&pkt);
 		}
 	}